[AK-VHF] NET: 25 Feb. - 144.200/146.52

[Ed Cole]

Finished installing an used Transco 4-way coax switch in anticipation of 
having more antennas and amplifiers installed: 144-125w, 432-100w, 
927.50-150w, and 1296-60w.  No estimate of when that will happen.

No apparent power loss with addition of RG-213 jumper to the switch and 
LMR-400 jumper to the Bird Power meter.

Approx 100-foot of LMR-400 to vertical antenna follows the Bird so 70% 
of the power (88w) reaches the antenna.

Testing with IC9700 at full power yields 65w fwd/2w Ref (SWR=1.4) at 146.52.

No more drop-outs of RF have been seen.

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 2/25/2023 11:17 AM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Net Report:
> 
> 144.200:
> KL7H - S5
> KL3WF - S3
> KL7ZK - S9
> 
> 146.94 RPTR showing S9+5dB.
> 
> 146.52:
> KL7H - S9
> KL3WF - relay
> K7ZK - S9+15
> NL7OW - S8
> maybe others that I didn't get logged?
> 
> Had intermittent output which looks like bad N-barrel contact opening.
> I added a short coax jumper preparation for using a 4-pos coax switch 
> and substituted the barrel in place of the switch.  Fingers of female 
> center pin open on these easily if used frequently.
> 
> 223.50:
> KL7XJ - 2bar
> KL7H - 2/3bar
> 
> 50.125: Noise S4, 3-element beam width=90; az=130/ Anch az=060
> kl7H - S4/5
> NL7OW - S8 az=? but in same general direction of KL7ZK
> KL7ZK - S9+15dB  az=160
> KL0YO - relay
> KL6M - S6
> KL3WF - relay
> 
> On 2/24/2023 10:33 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
>> Net begins at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and continues until 10:15.
>> Then net will QSY to 146.52 FM ending before 11:00 am.  KL7UW now 
>> transmits 130w on 2m to 10-dBi vertical.
>>
>> In the second session we can activate other bands such as 50.125* SSB, 
>> 223.50* FM, and higher as desired by the net members.  KL7UW-NC is 
>> only currently able to operate these *bands.
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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